quick navigate
the quick navigate function allows you to zoom out to a view that includes all present clips on the timeline, then zoom back in to a chosen point at your previous viewing scale.
to activate the quick navigate function, select view ] quick navigate from the main menu, or press the hotkey shift z. the timeline view immediately zooms out to show all the present clips on the timeline as the cursor turns into a stylized magnifying glass. with this magnifying glass, click on the point on the timeline that you wish to return to. the view refreshes to the new selected area at the previously used time scale.
pan mode
pan mode turns the mouse cursor into a dragging tool so you can pull the timeline up, down, left and right until you find the spot you are looking for.
to activate pan mode, select view ] pan mode from the main menu, or right click in a blank area of the timeline and select pan mode, or press hotkey n.
to terminate pan mode, drop the cursor into the gallery area of the screen.
middle-button zoom
if you have a three-button mouse, you can zoom the timeline with the middle button. hold the button down and drag the mouse left to zoom out, and hold the button down and drag the mouse to the right to zoom in on the mouse's position on the timeline.
find clip
if you have placed many clips on your timeline you may have trouble finding and moving to a specific clip. use the main menu to select edit ] find clip, right click a blank space on the timeline and choose find clip, or press ctrl f. a list of all the clips on the timeline is generated.
click on any item in the list, and the timeline position is adjusted so that item appears on the screen.
go to a timeline location
if you want to move to a specific timecode location on your timeline you can use the menu to select edit ] go to, or right click a blank space on the timeline and choose go to, or press ctrl g. a window will open that will allow you to enter the timecode you want to go to. click ok in this window and your timeline playhead moves to the timecode you entered and shifts your view to that area.
zoom highlighted region
hold ctrl while using the right mouse button to drag a highlighted range.
or press shift h after the range has already been defined.
when you release the mouse button, the timeline zooms and adjusts so the entire range appears on the screen.
timeline navigation tool
by default, dpsvelocity's timeline bins have a timeline navigational tool.
you can replace this with a standard windows horizontal scroll bar.
click the timeline duration button below the timeline track headers. the timeline information window opens. click the timeline navigation radio button and ok.
the timeline navigation tool allows you to view your entire timeline at a glance, locate and jump to any point of your timeline, zoom in and out of your current timeline view, and scroll your timeline to any desired location.
the navigation bar is the length of the timeline. the left-most side of the navigation bar represents the beginning of the timeline, and the rightmost side represents the end of the timeline, regardless of whether there are clips spanning the entire timeline. if your timeline is very long and only has clips at the very start, much of the navigation bar will appear empty.
the timeline navigation tool shows the first eight tracks on the timeline in the navigation bar. each clip is represented by a line. video clips are dark grey and audio clips are black.
any change you make to the timeline is automatically made in the navigation bar simultaneously. for example, if a clip is added to the timeline, it also appears simultaneously in the navigation bar.
to change the portion of the timeline that you are currently viewing, grab the dark grey "in view" marker on the timeline navigation tool by its middle and drag it left or right to scroll the timeline. the timeline updates as the slider is being dragged.
to change the zoom level of the timeline, grab the left or right edge of the "in view" marker and drag it right or left. the zoom level of the timeline changes to the nearest increment.